Colonial-era Kolkata houses recreated for Delhi Durga Puja
New Delhi: Want a glimpse of colonial-era houses of Kolkata this Durga puja? Head to Delhi's Chittaranjan Park where artisans are giving final touches to a theme-based pandal replete with louvre windows, a courtyard and staircases. Another Durga puja organising committee in the city is making an eco-friendly pandal with cardboards, wooden disposable spoons and rice husk. As Delhi gears up to celebrate Navaratri and Durga Puja with fervour after a two-year Covid-induced lull, artisans are hopeful of reviving the loss they suffered during the pandemic.
Saurav Chakraborty, the secretary of the Durga puja committee at Chittaranjan Park's cooperative ground, said, "The pandal will look like a traditional house of Kolkata. We are specifically focusing on the details like louvre windows and colonial-era iron locks and chains for doors." Stalls for food, sarees, and toys have been set up at the Cooperative ground and cultural programmes have also been planned for the first time in two years. A puja pandal at Kblock of Chittaranjan Park is being designed with paper, cardboards, wooden disposable spoons and rice husk. Pintu Haldar, who is a part of the team decorating the K-block pandal said, "We are designing it with swans that we made with crushed papers. The face of goddess Durga is being designed with rice husk on cardboard."
